114 LIVES SAVED
CHINESE SHIPWRECK. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) HONGKONG, Aprii 24. The Chinese steamer Hwahyang was wrecked in a fog on a rocky island off Wenchow. The Peninsular liner Rajputana picked up 114 of her passengers and crew. The Rajputana arrived from Shanghai with the 114 passengers and crew. The Rajputana sighted the flag of distress and found the Hwahyang breaking up on the rocks. The survivors, of whom a hundred were ashore, were conveyed aboard the liner in lifeboats.
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Grey River Argus, 27 April 1931, Page 4
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81114 LIVES SAVED Grey River Argus, 27 April 1931, Page 4
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