The Archive · 1940

Small Boats Caps

In Steamer Collision

Shanghai, Ma Three native cargo eral were capsized and at least five others badly damaged when they were crushed between two large Japanese freighters, the Tusima Marw and the Psingpao " Maru, "atthe D.iK. Whangpoo Whart on Saturday after The Psingpao Maru, 2 vessel us was alongside ime of the accident 20. f flour, cigarettes and cotton seed all from several sina beats, The Tusima M 00-tons, was endeavouring t0 alongside the wharf ahead: of the Peingpao. Maru and while she was doing so the small cargo vessels were erushied between the two ships. Several thousand: lives were lost nor of cargo was injured as a result of the nnutifiable diseases were—Fereigners, 2 and Chinese, tub pneumonia 4; beri-beri and erysipelas, septiceamia 1 each,

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