EASTERN SENSATIONS.
EFFECT OF WHIRLWIND. PROPITIATING THE GODS. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] i United Press Association.l (Received 9,10 a.m.) Hongkong, June 8. By a whirlwind at Macao, one hundred persons were drowned. Boatmen fired crackers and bom lie to propitiate the anger of the gods. Many junks foundered ,and widespread damage was caused. CHINESE PIRACY. A MURDEROUS ASSAULT. Hongkong, June 8. Pirates in the West river captured the French steamer Robert le Beauday, plying from Hongkong to Foochow, and stole £2IOO in specie. The Chinese passengers were shot dead, and six of the crew were wounded while defending the ship.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 29, 9 June 1913, Page 5
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99EASTERN SENSATIONS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 29, 9 June 1913, Page 5
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