RIVER DISASTER.
DEATH-ROLL NUMBERS 200. (United Press Association—Copyright) SHANGHAI, January 26. • The death-roll in the Yangtse River shipping disaster is now estimated at 200. Rescued passengers claim that the vessel was set afire-by pirates, ten of whom escaped in two small boats after throwing casks of tallow and cotton into teh engine-room, when their plans were upset as the vessel grounded on a sand-bank.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 92, 29 January 1934, Page 5
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