The Archive · 1937

Frost Our Own Comesroxsexr Canton, Jan; 28

Of those who went down with the Man Teuk, the remains. of 112, have been placed in the Fong Pin Hospital In Canton, but 41 bodies have not been claimed. "At noon yesterday the funeral service for these was held at the hospital, those of the crew who "survived" the tragedy "and hospital attendants acting. "as mourners. Mr. "Tsol Cheung, head of the Canton branch of the Sun Ca. and President of the Board of the Fong Pin hospital, conducted the ico.

Torday these bodies will be burled {in the cemetery at Tsailungkong, out side the Little North Gate. Photographs and descriptions of the dead will be kept and If persons come and establish the relationship the body may be disinterred and taken away.

The Bureau of Navigation yesterday declared. the Komehuke Rapids closed to shipping and red fogs are displayed at the upper and lower en-knees of this dangerous zone. A. fine of $300. will automatically be assessed "if any captain takes his vessel through this part of the West River. avoiding the rapids, ships will have to xo by way of Tungsalmaming in Suntake "Here the river ino to appear but a gunboat has beet assigned to patrol this branch of the The Man Tsuk has been brought back to Canton and is tied up near the cement works on Honam Island, and can be seen from the Canton shore. In luming over her port side and upper works were crushed and will" cost $8,000 to repair the damage, 'The 'Man 'Tsuk_ sinking and. tne Kowloon-Canton Railway' fre have been fine for the crafty gentry. association has sollelted subscriptions from the public, yet there have been number who have been pretending that the Fong Pin Hospital or other benevolent societies had sent them for donations. Two that were working the Cheungshan Malo section were arrested yesterday, The arrested men carried three books containing the names of those who fad given them a few dimes or dollars,

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