Jardine Boat Hastens to Scene and Takes off Cargo Yet another steamer has had to bow to the supremacy of the Yangtze rapids. Battling up-stresm in the face of @ half-gale and faced with diverging currents which cat Fied the vessel off her course, the San Peh str. Wohsing was swept fon to a rock within throe hours of leaving Ichang on a voyage to Chungking, sustaining serious dam age to her bull and making water; to an alarming extent. Without wireless she could only" advise her agents in Ichang of her predicament by means of native craft and after receiving the news the Jardine str. Kiawo hastened to the scene to render whatvaid she could. Arriving fon the scene within a few hours of the stranding, the Jardine vessel found the Wohsing securely enseoncad on a rock about 25 miles from Ichang at a spot near Shan-louping. In spite of the swift currents running, the transfer of cargo was quickly effected and it is thought that a minimum in that respect has been acc although the ship itself has suffered considerable damage.
The menace of pirates was very real, In fact a8 oon as the vessel struck and was seen to be more or less helpless, potential pirates swarmed round her and it was lonly with the greatest difficulty that their advances were repulsed. The Kiawo stood by until further aid arrived ist the form of the San [Peh str. Fuyang, which cast lines to the disabled vessel and after many hours' work was able to dislodge the Wubsing from her helpless. pos The Kiawo then carried on. with her voyage to Chungking and will deliver the dis abled vessel's cargo—telegraphic arrangements in this respect having been made by communication between the Ichang and Chungking offices of both companies, The Wubsing has bad exceptionally bad luck during the past year. In October last she was. stranded fon rocks just below the Hsinlung Rapids and was left high and dry when the waters completely receded.
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