Photograph showing a plane flying over Tawau. On board was the Governor of Borneo, the local Chief of Police, and Hugo Foy, Manager of The Hongkong and Shanghai Corporation branch in Jesselton (Kota Kinabalu). Their arrival followed the destruction of much of the town, including the bank’s office, by a large fire.
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