DROWNING TRAGEDY.
Loaded Boat Capsizes In Punjab
Whirlpool
65 PEOPLE LOST,
(Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) DELHI, July 22. A shocking drowning tragedy occurred at Chanlot, in the Punjab. A boat carrying 100 persons was drawn into a whirlpool in the Chenab River and capsized. Only 35 people were saved. The passengers included several landowners, who were carrying land revenue for deposit with the Treasury. .
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 172, 23 July 1929, Page 7
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