Hongkong, Feb. 4.
A collision occurred on the night of the 2nd between the China Navigation Ca. str. Huan (2,211 tons) and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha str.
Daijin Maru (1,576 tous) about ten mi from Chuan Point, six miles from Saiki Rock and about eighty miles from Swatow.
The Daijin Maru was sunk. Twenty-one persons have been saved including the Captain and_ third officer, one Japanese and 18 Chinese passengers, while about 160 persons were drowned.
The Huan was badly damaged and had to return to Hongkong.
The Australian Transport (4,773 tons) which was ashore on an island off Formosa has been refloated.—
Reuter.
Feb. 5.
The collision between the C.N.8.
Huan and the Daijin Maru occurred ninety miles north of Hongkong at 18.15 on the morning of the 2nd.
The Huan was proceedi in ballast, when she struck the in Maru amidships. The latter was on a voyage from Swatow to Hongkong. The Daijin Maru sank in five minutes.
Captain E. J. Huan forthwith but in the prevailing almerian darkness they only succeeded in picking up Captain Saito and the third officer.
One Japanese waiter, eleven of the Chinese crew and seven Chinese passengers were rescued from one of the boa's of the Daijin Maru.
The missing include six Japanese and ninety Chinese passengers and also the chief and second officers, the chief, first and second engineers, 47 of the Chinese crew and four Indian watchmen.
The Huan brought the survivors to Hongkong. fro
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