The Archive · 1929

British Steamer on a Rock

Mishap to the Lok Sun with 750

Passengers Aboard Hongkong, July 14.

The British str. Lok Sun, on the way from Hongkong to Singapore, ran on a rock off Samur island, 20 miles south-west of Hongkong.

There were. 150 Chinese. passen-seers aboard, but all of them hav been taken off by tugs. Four hun red were landed at Hongkong this forenoon by the Hongkong Govern= Kau Sing, The remainder are being brought bade by other tugs. 1 LM.s destroyer Somme has be standing by the Lok Sun since 19 o'clock this morning. The Lok Sina wirelessed that she did not require the: Somme's nee, but she Is vadly holed—Reuter,

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