"You all know the story of the Wuhu bombing incident—how it became one of the blackest pages in the history of relations between Japan and Great Britain, and you know hów one of the crew of the Ladybird was killed and several members, including the captain, were wounded. We cannot speak too highly of the work done by the British Navy on the river during the last hix months.
"As I was saying; Captain Hurst was on board the Ladybird, He saw the predicament of the Tuckwo, and also, of the crew, the Chinese staff and foreign officers. He saw also a partially deserted launch; the Chen-yang, lying alongside the Ladybird, whence it had come.from the Tatung which had also been bombed. It was here that our good friend Ah Yuen comes into the picture Tt was he who got together a stretch crew, put them to work, and Captain Hurst took command, They took the launch and brought it between the burning Tuckwo and the hulk, It was not easy, and certainly far from pleasant. By this man-œuvre they formed a bridge, and helped the crew and passengers to get ashore, They then tried to move the ship away into the stream, to save the hulk, but, that was impossible, Meanwhile, Captain Allison, of the Tuckwo, remained on board the ship with his officers, and we have one of them here with us to-day, "I was not there, but I can picture it in my own mind, and I can imagine the scene becoming very tei They were trying to move the ship away from the hulk, but they failed Eventually the time came for them to abandon her, but stil Captain Allison and several members of his crew were on board, and the only thing for er to do was to jump for it, So they jumped into the water, and thanks to Captain "Hurst they "were saved,"
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