Sung Yuen, a Chinese boatman, was killed in a collision on the river here on Monday night. The steam launch Kung Hsing was swinging off the Butterfield and Swire Pootung Wharf to go down stream when she collided with a lighter being towed by the B, & S. vessel Pootung. Seeing that a collision was impending, Sung Yuen made a valiant offer te fend off the approaching vessel. He lost his balance and was caught between the two ships at the moment of impact.
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