ON THE SEA.
PASSENGER VESSEL MINED, mmx loss op lifeRome, Jan. 17. The 'Chaoia, tonveying {>so passengers from Marseilles to Athene, was proceeding at full speed in moonlight when she struck a floating mine fifty miles of! Messina lighthouse. The explosion blew the forepart of the vessel into the air. Most of tlie passengers perished in their bunks. The British steamer Dagnestin daohed to the spot and saved a hundred. Many were injured. A wireless message was sent for other help. Cajble Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1919, Page 5
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83ON THE SEA. Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1919, Page 5
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