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Show MAIL STEAMSHIP STRIKES THE ROCKS HALIFAX, Aug. 25. The Royal Mail Packet company's steamer C.'haudiere ' struck a rock in "Two Rock Passage," off the port of ftormuda today, tearing a hole fn her starboard Bide, but made dock : safely, according to messages received here. Considerable water entered No. 1 hold and the steamer will be unable to continue her voyago to Barbados and De-merara. De-merara. The Chandlere loft here last Friday with eighty-eight passengers, most of them destined for Bormuda. The steamer carried a full cargo of Canadian products. It will be necessary to discharge the carcro and place the vessel ves-sel In drydock for repairs. |