The P. and 0. S.S. China
THE VESSEL A TOTAL LOSS.
THE PASSENGERS SAFE,
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London, March 25
Lloyds' agent at Perim telegraphs a that the P. and O. steamer China, c homeward bound from Australia, is a ashore at Azalia Point. ' 1 London, March 25. * The China is expected to become a total loss.' The passengers, numbering 493, were landed safely at Perim, together with their baggage. The vessel's bottom is pierced forward and Lloyds' agent reports that i she is full of water. 1 Sydney, March 26. , The China has 498 bales of wool and about £12,000 in specie. The cargo is valued at £120,000. [The 8.8. China was the largest veßsel in the Company's fleet, being 8,000 tons burden. J
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Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9027, 26 March 1898, Page 2
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