BRITISH SHIP LOST
WRECKED ON ROCKS PASSENGERS RESCUED (Kluc. Trl. Copyright—-United Press Assn.) (Reed. Oct. 2(i, 9 a.m.) HONG KONG. Oct. 24. The British steamer Fatshan, proceeding from Canton, hit submerged rocks off tiie beach of Lintin Island, a Japanese base. Forty-eight Europeans, mostly English and American missionaries, were landed, but the rest of her passengers. who were Chinese, remained aboard the vessel, although the bottom of. the ship was torn out, rather than landing on Japanese territory. All were later rescued by British warships and a Chinese merchantman.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20078, 26 October 1939, Page 14
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89BRITISH SHIP LOST Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20078, 26 October 1939, Page 14
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