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Half Chinaman, Half Fish
CAR-LOAD IN A RIVER
SUVA, August 4.
On Sunday last bIx Chinoso and an
Indian had a narrow/oscapo from death
In the Rowa River, where the pontoon
crossos to the town of Nausorl.
Mr. C. II. Honson, managing director
of Jang Hing Loong Company, the
largest Chinoso merchants ln Fiji, with
live of his employees, arrived at tho
pontoon from Suva ln a motor car,
driven by un Indian. Anothor car
was on tho pontoon ahead of thorn.
On reaching tho othor sido, tho first
car got off, and tho Indian drlvor
started his car to follow. Tho man
had foolishly loft his gear In reversal
an 'I without warning tho car shot ovor
tho back, into 20ft. of water.
Owing to wot weather tho hood was
up, and tho curtains fastened down.
The struggle below was a fierce ono.
Tlio flvo employees and the Indian
could swim. Frantically they tore
the curtains open, oven breaking part
of the hood, in tho mad struggle to
eavo themsalvcs. Honson, who is a
llltlo man, and could not swim, had a
wonderful escupo. Ho said ho groped
about till he found a hole made by
his fellows, and pullod himself through.
As . ho did so his hand came in con
tact with a small wooden lid from tho
seui. of the motor car, and this giving
tho necessary buoyancy ho gradually
rose to tho surfaco. Ho was sinking
again, when ho was seized by a native,
who had dived to his assistance.
Tho car was brought nshoro by some
natlvos, who aro expert divers.
When seen next morning Mr. Honson
quite seriously said ho had been under
water for 20 minutes.
"Yes," ho said, "my luck is in. I
had hotter talco a ticket ln Tatter-
sail's."
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221505758?searchTerm=Fiji%20chinese%20honson&searchLimits=
The Sun August 20 1922
CAR-LOAD IN A RIVER
SUVA, August 4.
On Sunday last bIx Chinoso and an
Indian had a narrow/oscapo from death
In the Rowa River, where the pontoon
crossos to the town of Nausorl.
Mr. C. II. Honson, managing director
of Jang Hing Loong Company, the
largest Chinoso merchants ln Fiji, with
live of his employees, arrived at tho
pontoon from Suva ln a motor car,
driven by un Indian. Anothor car
was on tho pontoon ahead of thorn.
On reaching tho othor sido, tho first
car got off, and tho Indian drlvor
started his car to follow. Tho man
had foolishly loft his gear In reversal
an 'I without warning tho car shot ovor
tho back, into 20ft. of water.
Owing to wot weather tho hood was
up, and tho curtains fastened down.
The struggle below was a fierce ono.
Tlio flvo employees and the Indian
could swim. Frantically they tore
the curtains open, oven breaking part
of the hood, in tho mad struggle to
eavo themsalvcs. Honson, who is a
llltlo man, and could not swim, had a
wonderful escupo. Ho said ho groped
about till he found a hole made by
his fellows, and pullod himself through.
As . ho did so his hand came in con
tact with a small wooden lid from tho
seui. of the motor car, and this giving
tho necessary buoyancy ho gradually
rose to tho surfaco. Ho was sinking
again, when ho was seized by a native,
who had dived to his assistance.
Tho car was brought nshoro by some
natlvos, who aro expert divers.
When seen next morning Mr. Honson
quite seriously said ho had been under
water for 20 minutes.
"Yes," ho said, "my luck is in. I
had hotter talco a ticket ln Tatter-
sail's."
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221505758?searchTerm=Fiji%20chinese%20honson&searchLimits=
The Sun August 20 1922