The life and death struggle of a modern passenger liner will be fought to-night under a full moon. Four major attempts to refloat the
'o-night the final and supreme Conte Verde have ended in failure. effort will be made to save her, and the price of failure will be heavy; it will mean that she must be broken Swept miles from her original moorings in the Hongkong harbour, by the terrific typhoon which struck the Colony on September 2, the Italian liner was washed hard aground in rocky Saiwan Bay. She is still there. Curiously enough, she is on an even keel. Pictures taken of her since the typhoon give the impression that she is resting happily anchored, making it hard to believe that her days may be very limited and that Shanghai may never see her again.
But all the elements are in favour of to-night's effort. The tide will rise to its highest peak of the season, resulting more locally in the famous Hangchow bore. The full moon will provide illumination for the work of many straining tugs and, with the help of other salvaging expedients, the cause is considered not without hope.
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