Of @ section of the coast 25 miles from Ningpo that has been a den for pirates, the Butterfield & Swire s Hsin Peking ran foul of Nemesis Rock fon Jan, 21 at about 430 a.m. a hole being stove In her No. 1. Hold. The 500 passengers and members of her crew are reported safe, most of the passengers being taken to Ningpo uring the morning by small vessels, Junks. and sampans. A vessel was dispatched by the company from Ningpo as soon as possible to transport passengers to Ningpo. The Hsin Peking was refloated on Jan. 24.
"The accident was attributed in Shanghai to heavy rain and mist which made the visibility poor.
The S.O.8, sent out by "the Hsin Peking was picked up by the Britis! destroyer H.M.S, Dainty, on her way from Hongkong to Weihaiwei. The destroyer immediately altered her course and went aritve on the scene of the accident.
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