The str. Tientsin Maru arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday from Hongkong, carrying on board a party of 20 fishermen, belonging to a fishing boat which is said to have been sunk by the Tientsin Maru outside Hongkong harbour, on April 2.
There are reported to have been three deaths as a result of the collision. Two were girls, one 15 years of age and the other 20, and one child aged four years.
One man was severely injured. "The fishing boat was about 53 ft- long, a good sized one, and is stated to have been built four years ago at a cost of $5,000.
As soon as they arrived in Shanghai, the fishermen were brought to the Japanese Consulate by the owner of the steamer. They made a claim for $5,000 for the cost of the ship and compensation for the three deaths and the injury caused to the man. The case has not yet been settled- In all probability, the fishermen will sue the Japanese. In the meantime they are staying at the Tai On Chan Hotel,
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