5000 CHINESE KILLED.
I OAiAOE £4,000,000. : LARGE STEAP/IER WRECKED. (Bγ Gabie.—Press Association.—Copjriglit-) (Received 8.33 sun.) HONGKONG. September 20. The vast extent of the Hongkong disaster ii becoming clearer in tie light of the latest despatches. Eesides a heavy loss of life among Europeans, it is estimated that five thou=an: Chinese, principally living on the water-front, hare met their death in rough the ryphoon. The total damage i≤ believed to reach four millions ~ The Bri:;=b aaval sloop Phcsnix is nowfound to be a total wreclj. The ?teamer from >lacao, with 1700 * tiiaese passengers, was blown ashore at Lan:ao Island. All the Europeans were saved, but a number of Chinese wore drowned, despite heroic attempts at rescue.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19060921.2.56.1
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 226, 21 September 1906, Page 5
Word Count
1155000 CHINESE KILLED. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 226, 21 September 1906, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in