Shanghai and the entire delta district of the Yangtze River were en, eloped all dayton Dec, 8 in_the Folds of one of the heaviest "fogs experienced here for many" months, swith the result that major shipping Thovements in te post wore partys almost completely, the. Wooruneg Snchorage being crowded with delay. fed crafty ferry. and junk. traffic the stream retarded anda number minor accidents. ashore directly Sand by She lac of viebulty and Slippery streets Three off-shore, vessels cleared the harbour during the day but whether for not. they parsed out to sea Souttol, while. the entering craft were confined to four, all const and Tiver traders. Although a. number Of maritime. misadventures, '01 the Whangpoo" were avoided but rowan po agit asa, as here, that of a collision between two eipitated by the dense atmos-
Funke, in Soochow Creek in. which dane of the small craft was capsized and sunk.
Scheduled ax 1 and departeres "were disrupted entirely, not-one of leven expected raft being able to rope their way safely. Into port, hile slone of the large passenger and freight liners ave to. sail for Europe or off-shore made fy. attempt to Teave the harbour, "Phe only marine accident reported occurred the previous evens Sng, when the fog first shut down, on Soochow Creek che Tihwee oad Bridge At this Point june loaded with 100 bags of wont owned ey the ang Hing Flour Stiles crashed into similar crat arrying 160. piculs of "cabberes Seuned by Ware Te Kau, of Katine {With the port fender of the wheat "doat eaugit on the starboard fender SBR tne Shee "sump. the ebb" tide Guickly "swung. the latter" craft Mgainst. the creek all, where iti maesately filed with water and sank Beyond a drenching i the ware Socnerreck the crew of the cabbage boat estoped injury. As the position of the. unken vessel Ghstrbeted rate, an ofer' wes be tru made to float the Jan, although ARE Cates ere gone Bevan Fe} "Sharp tookouth on the river and a continual bowing of fog signals Grevented "any other, accidents "Bough. throvghost the day the
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