Following the above report* we are able to furnish the following further details.
About 2 p.m. on the 19th instant advices were received by the local office of the China Mail Steamship Company, to the effect that the vessel had gone ashore at the entrance to Nagasaki Harbour. following message read that The China is ashore at entrance of harbour. Endeavouring to lighten her by discharging cargo. Hope to be able to get her off high tide tonight."
On the 20th instant a message was received that the attempt to float the China on Tuesday morning had failed by lightering, but that an-
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