The following telegram was received by the P. & O. Company's Agent at Shanghai, noon, 30th June, 1897. lows:—Government cee Mayo, Agent at Aden tel lis as fol-
arrived here this evening, reports Aden has been wrecked, Reef, on the east side Socotra, Wednesday, 3 a.m., '9th June, rescued by means of boats of Mayo, Saturday, 7 a.m., 26th June, Passengers saved are as follows ¥F. W. W. Valpy, from Perak; E. C. Pearce, wife, eldest infant, Shanghai; Frank Gillett, wife, daughter, Yo-kodama; two amahs, two inoers, one: steward. Swept overboard and were " drowned: Strain wife, two children, Tientsin;, Misses Lloyd, 'Weller, missionaries, Foochow; Pearce's second baby, amah, also Captain. Following escaped in a' boat, without, provisions, there is little hope of on account of bad weather, Mrs. Collins, two children, Margaret Hogan, nurse, Foochow;\ Mistress Smythe, infant, Ningpo; Mistress Reilly, two children, Mistress Saunderson of Siam; Mistress Robertson three children, Mistress Suttie, infant, Singapore; Miss Hewett of Perak from Penang. 34 mixed crew saved, remainder European crew missing or drowned... Wreck is breaking up.
MR. GEORGE JAMIESON,
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