HOTEL COLLAPSES.
THIRTY-THREE CHINESE BURIED IN RUINS. (ÜBTTED PRZB3 ASSOCIATION —BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (Received June 7th, 5.5 p.m.) SHANGHAI, June 6. The greatest tragedy in the history of Ruling (Kiangsi Province) occurred yesterday, when a large Chinese hotel collapsed on the mountainside, following continued heavy downpours of rain, burying 33 Chinese in the ruins. Five women and three men were extricated. They were severely injured. The others were all beyond human aid. The hotel was of three storeys, built on the mountainside. It was a famous health resort, and was patronised extensively this summer. —Australian Press Association.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19665, 8 July 1929, Page 9
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