Hankow, Dec. 20.
is learnt that. the Shanghai Branch of the International "Red.
Cross Society has remitted $100,000 fo the Nanking branch, with $10,000 specially designated for the belief of war refugees.
"The Shanghai Branch has received $50,000 through Dr. Cc... Wang, Ambassador to Washington, being contributions made by overseas Chinese in Ameries—Kuo Min.
Manila, Dee. 14.
Of the 650 passengers of the Dollar liner President Hoover, which ran aground on December 11 off Holshoto land, south of Formosa, 453 are now Jen route to Manila on' board the President McKinley. This number Includes the President Hoover's Hongkong-bound passengers, The President McKinley, which lett Hongkong for the scene of the Gisaster on Saturday evening and arrived there yesterday, Is expected in. Manila to-morrow.
The President Pierce is expected to reach the grounded liner to-morrow.
The $8,000,000 President Hoover is badly damaged and it is a matter of speculation Whether or not she Will: become a total loss.—Reuter, Hoover Discharges Taihoku, Dec. 14.
With the 1,000 tons of oil discharg-by the grounded Dollar tiner, Hoover, "the sea round Holshote Island; eighteen miles. off south-eastern Formosa, is now: covered with all 'The passenger Vist of the President Yoover included 138 Americans, 286 Filipinos and 13 Japanese, In' the crew there were 235 Americans and 77 Chinese.—Reuter,
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