Man and Coolie Drown in Rush for Accommodation mpt by a group of refugees a Ningpo-bound steame: afore she was tied alongside a wharf resulted in the disappear an of two persons in the Whangpoo clu ing the week-end.
The incident occurred off the Ninj shao Wharf off the French Bund at bout 10 pam. when the s, Hsin Ningshao, which has been on day and night service, carrying passengers t' and from Ningpo, arrived from the Chekiang port, The wharf was then crowded with refugees. In order to avoid the rush for accommodation, three of them together with two wharf coolies hired a boat with a view to boarding the vessel from the riverside ahead of others, The small boat went alongside the steamer before the latter was moored to the wharf to discharge passengers from Ningpo, As the laodah attempted to fasten the boat to the vessel with the aid of a rope. the five passengers all crowded to one side: resulting in the capsizing of the boa Sampans and other small boats in the vicinity, quickly came to the rescue. All' but two persons, a re+ fugee and a wharf coolie, were saved. The two persons were still missing up to yesterday, and it was generally believed that they were drowned.
ne laodah and a Wharf coolie, responsible for the tragedy, are detained by the Chinese Police.
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