The Cie Messageriee Maritimes announces that the persons on board the Ville de la Ciotat who are missing include fourteen volunteere from Colombo, whose names are not: given, Moevns (1 M. O. Evans), of Singapore, and M. Bouchard of Little information could be got yesterday relative to the late Mr. Elie Bouchard, who was the only first-class passenger to book from Shanghai on the M.M.8. Ville dela Ciotat, Acquaintances stated thet for about fifteen years he has been a resident of Hankow where he was formerly interested in mines. Of late years he has not been actively in business, The deceased has ao wife in Paris to meet whom he was voyaging when the Messageries steamer was sunk. Mr. Manx, the Shanghai broker, is his brother-inlaw.
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