The wounded Chinese, who are being detained in the Lester Chinese hospital, were stated not to be in a serious condition last night. Whilst tone man has a bullet-wound in the abdomen, another was badly injured the face and had lost a consider-fable amount of blood on the way, notwithstanding the first ald treat ment received on board the Alexandra prior to being transferred unto the Luise. Shot-wounds in the arms, thighs and legs of the other thre account for the rest of the casualties.
Unconfirmed reports have it that 'a number of passengers aboard the Alexandra, jumped into the river and were drowned when they realized that pirates were about to board the vessel,
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