Chinese Naval Launch Sunk Through Unruly Soldiers Directly due to the unruliness of some hundred Chinese solders, the Chinese naval launch Fei Hou' was vanced by the China Merchants str. Kinngteen on Friday last near Nanking and sunk. It appears that. the C. M.S. Kiangteen, under the command of Capt, Wong who recently was appointed to the vessel, vice Capt, Anderson resigned, was Proceeding down river en reite to Shanghai vid ports from Hankow, fand on board were about 100
Nationalist soldiers who desired to disembark at Nanking. reaching the Intter port, the captain dropped anchor and intimated that it would be impossible for the ship to moor sofaly at the hulk due to the fact "that there was an exe ceedingly treacherous current running and that a strong blowing from the north soldiers informed the he woul have to alongside no matter what the st of the tide and wind. The captain again refused and by threats he wax forced to weigh anchor and endeavour to make the hulk, This was at 945 pam. The strong cur rent and wind took the ship one tirely out of his control und she crashed into Chinese naval Jauneb, sank within a few minut ed that, no lives efforts on the part of the crew of the Steamer all were saved. tremely, unfortunate that, it Cant, Wong's first tein in the vessel and in this connexion it i interest= ing to note that. the China Merchants are establishing "training School for midille schoo! sradvates who expire to become ships oticers and an entrance. examms canidtes Will be held obit May The China Merchants have sent representative to. Nanking and fan inquiry will be instituted int the dent at which the Tue new German Minister, ne-cording to the Chinese papers, is coming to Shanghai on an the recent conflict which precipitated x. strike on Sunday.
Me, Jen Kuang-yn, of the Minis~ try, strongly urged the delegates to tell the men to return to their work, and promised to do what he tory and prompt settlement. The delegates returned to their Uni Thy ty consent it was decided ne work on the following the result of duties, although no i. ard is understood that the Nationalist is considering they demands,
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