B. & S. Nanning Saves Many Officers, Crew Manila, Oct. 25.
The first hint of what is feared to be a terrible shipping tragedy in the China Sea, involving the loss of many lives, was received at 3 o'clock this morning in a dramatic S.O.S. for "immediate assistanc The message, evidently from a ship near the scene, stated the British vessel Kaitangata had been totally destroyed by fire and that all the passengers and members of the crew had jumped overboard. The fire spread so quickly the Kaitangata had no time even for distress signals, The Kaitangata, completely burnt out, sank at 6.15 this afternoon.—
Reuter.
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