CHINESE STEAMER WRECKED.
BANDITS STOP RESCUE WjORK. (UHIMD I'EBISS ASSOCIATION' —l*t *t«CTEIC TiLEORAJpa—COtYRIQHT.) (Received February 25th, 8.25 , SftAttGHAI, FflbrjiOtiry 25. Thirty were drowsed-when 1 the Chinese steamer Poo-Yuan struck a rock in-Kun-ling-tan t rapid, iA' the "Yangtae Gorge, and, foundering, blocked . the narrow navigation channel. ' The sister ship, Yu-klattg, while standing by to rescue the passengers, was suddenly fired on by bandits on 'shdre, *ho prevented further attempts tt reßeue. One hundred and twenty terrified passengers wfiro saved before the attack started.
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 11
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82CHINESE STEAMER WRECKED. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 11
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