Ship Found Abandoned Six Hours After Alarm: All Young Passengers Safe: Sailing to Hongkong HANGHAT was rent with misgiving on Friday when it was announced that the Butterfield & Swire s. Tungchow, with over seventy children (mostly British, but a few Americans) and their escorts, return ug to the China Inland Mission Schools at Chefoo after the holidays, was more than a day overdue.
Due at Weihaiwei early on Thursday morning, the ship had aot sent out any message regarding its movements, though equipped with wireless.
The local B. & 8, office despatched a wireless broadcast to all ships and land stations, 19 the effect:—"Have you heard of, know of, oF seen the s. Tungchow?" giving her course and supplementary details. No. replies were receiver. The Senior British Naval Officer (Shanghai) radioed all H.M. Ships in the neighbourhood, while H.M.S. Sandwich, which was off the Shantung coast, made every effort to trace the Tungchow About 8 pin. the welcome news came through the British Navy that the Tungchow hud been located, and that all the children were cafe. The Navy's message stated that the Tungchow was pirated ten railes northeast of Shaweishan Island, off the mouth ofthe Yangtze, on Tues-Gay, and that the pirates had landed in Honghal Bay, one of the most notorious of pirate bases, to the east of Hongkong. The Tung how, it was reported, was proceeding to Junk Bay, Hongkong. Sergt. Tiber-"ef, tone of the Russian guards on the Tungchow, was reported killed and Mr. Kenneth MeDonald, of Stornoway, the Second Engineer, had a gurnet wound in the chest. All others wers safe.
Tt was, perhaps, not inappropriate that the frst good news so far the general public were concerned was read by Brig.-Gen. Macnaghten fo the members of the Zero Club and their guests at the club's annual inner, There were amongst the veterans several anxious fathers and there was a really hearty cheer when the General announced, by courtesy of HM. Navy, that the Tungchow had been found abandoned at the notorious pirate base of Honghal Bay, near Hongkong, and hat Ni the children were safe, Tt {s of diatinet interest to note that within three hours of the receipt of an intimation that something might be amiss with the Tungchow, all H.M. Ships from Hongkong to Tientsin that were available were out en search patrols, and within six hours the finding of the Tungchow ws reported.
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