Officers Guild, a former Shanghai resident, and Mr. H. da Luz, Secretary of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao S.B. Company, had an exciting experience when the motorboat in which they were passengers ¢aught fire in the harbour this morning, stated the "China Mail" of April 24.
Captain Kirby and Mr. da Luz had hired the motorboat, the "Lee Hang," at Queen's Pier, and were proceeding to the s. Sui Tai when the engine broke down about 100 yards off shore.
While the crew were tinkering with it, the engine burst into flames.
The two foreigners aided the crew and after a hard fight the fire was extinguished.
Captain Kirby and Mr. da Luz transferred to one of several motorboats which had dashed to the rescue, and the damaged craft was towed back to Queen's Pier.
Miss Jo-ching Lee, Chinese airwoman touring the United States on behalf of Chinese sufferers from the Japanese invasion of China, was presented to the Governor of California, Mr. Culbert Olson, by a delegation of Prominent Chinese in Sacramento on Monday.
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