Woosung on Monday afternoon, knocked at the lady's cabin door, When she opened it and saw him she was quite amazed and asked him why he was going to Japan so suddenly. She was under the impression that the ship was well on the way to Nagasaki, acd though she had been to the dining saloon for tiffin was unaware that, anything untoward had happened or that the ship was not under way.
The Tungshing is lying in the] Astrea Channel, in 95 to 40 ft. of water, at an angle of about 45 degrees across the channel, At high water, all that is showing is her foremast, the upper part of her bridge, and some of the forecastle stanchions. Her poop is almost completely submerged, and three boats, still slung in their davits, sway with the tide. Early yesterday morning the Shanghai Tug Lighter Co.'s salvage and rescue craft Saucy, St. Sampson and St. Dominic were on the scene, but understand that nothing in the form of immediate salvage was possible Whether it will be possible to salvage her will not be known till a thorough examination has been Inquiry to be Held We have purposely refrained from giving any account of the whistle binsts which were given, or were supposed to have been given, im.
mediately before the collision." The!
licers of the Empress of Asia were naturally reluctant, in view of the evitable Court of Inquiry, to mako riy comment on the matter, and as we have already heard two separate outside versions of "exactly what happened." it woald appear better to print neither, but to wait for tie Court of Inquiry which, we under-fland, will probably be held either Uefore the Empress resumes her Journey, or when she returns to Shanghai
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