A DISASTROUS VOYAGE.
COLONIAL TRADER ENCOUNTERS A FIERCE GALE. HEAVY LOSS OF LIVE STOCK. Pekth, May 12. The steamer Asphodel had a disastrous voyage from the eastern colonies. She encountered the full force of a fierce gale, during which she lost 95 bullocks, 909 sheep, 40 horses, and 20 pigs. The balance were landed in a pitiable condition.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 16, 14 May 1896, Page 2
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58A DISASTROUS VOYAGE. Hastings Standard, Issue 16, 14 May 1896, Page 2
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