Deathtrap Steam-Launches Overloaded, Underpowered, with Cabins Norie Can Escape from: How Bad Government Makes Matters Worse in Thi Too From Our Own Correspondent, Liuchow, 8i., Mar. 13.
'The Kuangsi military launch Number 6 while coming down th West river from 'Tsinchow—w: wrecked on the Kuyung' ray and went down with some of the passengers and crew. board. The river here is not cou sidered dangerous but the cross currents are treacherous and was in one of these, that th launch was caught. The helms: men tried to steer the launch out into the open. stream, but. th launch would not respond to the rudder and as she listed heavily she took in water and went do 'The authorities are now using every effort to refloat the launch. Native junks have been secured and a largo gang of mon are daily at work, but itis a slow process fand.as yet only the funnel is to be. seen' protruding through the water.
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