Aground on the Rocks Outside Weihaiwei: Passengers and Crew all Safe Telegrams despatched from Chefoo and Weihaiwei on_ Tuesday evening were received on Wednesday morning by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca, agents for the Indo-China Steam Navigation Ca., to the effect that the I.-C.S. Koonshing, on her outward voyage from Shanghai, had struck a rock east of Liukungtao Island, opposite Weihaiwei, that morning. The passengers and crew had been safely landed, and there had been no casualties; but it was feared that the vessel would become a total wreck, as her position was dangerous and a strong northeast gale was blowing at the time. The tug-boat Hesper was standing by.
The I.-C.S. Koonshing left Shanghai. for Weihaiwei, Chefoo and Tientsin on Sunday last, October 29, and had on board three foreign passengers for Tientsin—Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Morling, and Mr. Munro-Smith.
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