1938-08-17 — Page 24

HANSA CRASH 12,000 SHANGHAI CASUALTIES CHOLERA CASES

Shanghai, To-day. Concerning the fate of the Ger- man steamer "Hansa" which sunk in the neighbourhood of Nantung, following a collision yesterday with the British s.s. "Tungwo," it is now reported that there is a possibility that a portion of the 150 Chinese reported as having been drowned were rescued by river craft or swam shore.

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The Captain of the "Hunsa," reported to be called Gottfried Ganter, was first fished out of the river by a Chinese junk and later taken on board H.M.S. Scarab.

Originally of Bremen, Ger- many, the "Hansa" had been structurally altered to adapt the vessel for freight and passenger service between Shanghai and Trans- nearby Yangtse ports. Ocean.

LOCAL SHOWERS

The Royal Observatory reports that the anti-cyclone remains in the Pacific to the east and south- east of Japan: pressure is rela- tively low over China

IN FORTNIGHT

Shanghai, To-day. A very appreciable de- crease in the number of cho-

·lera cases has been reported in the Settlement during the week but Public Health De- partment officials state that this cannot be taken as a de- finite indication that the epidemic has begun to break. If it thought that it may merely be a temporary slack- ing off in the progress of the disease.

During the past week, there have been 980 cases no- tified as against 1,239-in the previous week.

Last year the epidemic last- If it ed well into August. happens again, it will mean that throughout the entire will summer, Shanghai suffer, with ambulances constantly being summoned to homes and offices to con- vey fresh cases, mostly in collapsed condition, to hospi- tal.

The Chinese are the heavi- est sufferers despite wide- spread-inoculations over the Reu- entire foreign area. ter.

and the winds, moderate; fair generally,

neighbouring seas, and the typhoclocal showers. is moving slowly northward

into The temperature rose to 91 the Yellow Sea. Forecast:-S.W.'grees yesterday.

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