The following tele dated Hankow, October 17, has been issued by Reuter:—
The Si ste ying a cargo of sugar for "chided the bow of the Only a few rivets wera Saad in of which has not yet been ascer-
weak tt wes morning mornings ner Mtor"the_collon which oceurtances Suny to he, sri Shute, sonk, ant ce vessel was ®eached and remained in immediately but, that position for some and casualties were few in number as that pirates boarded her, stripped the ship from and to end and carried off hostages, after seven of the passengers had lost their lives at the hands of the pirates Events After the Collision After the Hsing" Shih cole ided with the upper river vessel, the captain of the former vessel remained in the vicinity for some} little time but in spite of the fact that, it was found necessary to the vessel was towing a lighter into which the passengers and crew were table to scramble, Out of tke 300 persons on board, three members of the crew and four: passengers were drowned. Captain Levaillant, the only foreigner in the ill-fated vessel, was rescued.
Chinese ship which rammed the Hsin Shutung proceeded on its way to Shanghai. An official ination has been instigated to ascertain the name of the vessel. cleach the Hsin Shatung as a re-ult of the collision, no signal for aid was received and consequently the Hsing Shih continued on her voyage to Shanghai, This in itself was thought by shipping authorities in Shanghai to be an extraordinary occurrence. If the vessel wa in difficulties asa result of the col-sion, she could at least signal by blasts on her whistle that she needed aid. Indeed, reliable reports are to the effect that she sustained a huge hole on her starboard side. The theory is advanced that the pirates were on board before the collision and that their presshce was "he recon for her failure to signal for aid. is known that she was beached land pirated, that she subsequently alid_off the bank, and that only masts and part of the funnel are now showing. The master of the dMl-fated vessel is a Frenchman, Capt. Levaillant, and his fate at the time of writing is unknown, Threats of Death The Hain Shutung is a total loss but her euro was covered by insurance.—Reuter,
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