Chungking, Feb, 23, More than Atteen bodies have been recovered from the Yangtze following shipping tragedy Involving eighty persons, 'The steamer Ming Ching, owned: the 'Ming Sung Shipping' Company, well-known Chinese concern, was proceeding upriver from Hungsuatsi, above Chungking, on Monday morn-Jing when a charcoal boat grounded ona sandbank in the steamer's course, The helmsman, In order to avoid the obstacle, put the helm hard over, causing the vessel to list heavily. Water then began pouring into the steamer, and soon the ship started 10 sink, stern. frst The passengers trapped below deck. attempted to. climb from windows, while those above were thrown into the water or clung desperately to the ship's mast, The vessel disappeared within four minutes, The exact number of per sons drowned lias not. yet been aseeriained, "but it Is feared 10 be The Chinese authorities here are holding an investigation, They have arrested the helmsman, The steamer will be raised as soon' as possible in.|order to clear the fairway—Reuter,
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