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COOLIE-SHIP STORY TOWNSVILLE INQUIRY LURID ACCOUNTS DISCOUNTED By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright Reed. 10.50 a.m. BRISBANE, To-day. r |A HE story from Townsville of a * shipload of coolies kidnapped for work in the New Hebrides is not substantiated by official investigation. The Customs officer at Townsville \ held an inquiry and examined a num-j ber of Chinese who were brought ashore from the vessel. Although the inquiry was held in private it is learned that the evidence did not support the rather lurid accounts of conditions aboard. There was nothing to uphold the suggestion of kidnapping and from appearances the witnesses were in good condition and healthy. They complained of a shortage of water supply and inadequate sanitary provision, but admitted that, with the size of the vessel and the number aboard, they did not see! how things could be improved.—A. and N.Z,
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 93, 11 July 1927, Page 9
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