Police, No. 860, was drowned early yesterday morning in the Whangpoo, while om duty on the Kin Lee Yuen wharf. The accident occurred when he jumped into a sampan and missed his step and fell into the river where he disappeared, being carried away by the undercurrent of the falling tide. River police and Fire Brigade rescue squads were summon-led to-the scene, the body was finally located after many hours search, at about 5 p.m.
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