| Show THOUSANDS ARE DROWNED typhoon off swa tow china causes terrible loss of life advices have been received at victoria B C from south china by the athenian of the loss of at thousands of at lives live as a result of the destruction of several hundred fishing junks la a typhoon off swa tow the havoc was awful when the gale galo swept down on the chinese chinesa vessels masts were broken rudders carried away sails ripped and general de rife fr days numbers of disabled junks drifted helplessly about their mccu pants suffering greatly from extreme extrom i thirst and hunger the hongtong Hong kong government tender stanley rescued ft number picked up eight junks ard took men met off vessels that were wert abandoned there were junks fishl fishing ng off swa tow when the typhoon came on november ath at least of these wore were disabled or sunk and thousands of lives were lost |
