The wives and children of two Hongkong police inspectors, Mr. A. W. Smith and Mr. Thos. O'Connor, had an exciting experience when proceeding from England to Australia in order to join the Hongkong evacuees. The ship on which they were travelling was bombed and sunk by German planes.
The vessel left England on August 30 and was sunk on September 4, and news has been received that the passengers have now peep landed safely at an English port. having been picked up from their life-boats by other vessels.—Reuter.
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