LOSS OF THE BOKHARA.
Press Association.—Electric Telegraph.— Calcutta, October 17. The P. and 0. Company's steamer Bokhara was wrecked on Sand Island, one of the Pescadores Group, near Formosa. The commander and the majority of the crew were lost. Seventythree were saved. It is believed that the Bokhara was manned by a Lascar crew, numbering 120. She was commanded by European officers. There are numerous reefs in the vicinity of the spot where the steamer struck. A vessel has been sent in search of the survivors. No further details of the disaster are to hand.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9013, 19 October 1892, Page 5
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