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Show JAPANESE FREIGHTER BURNING IN PACIFIC Passengers Being Transferred to Another An-other Vessel of the Same Line. A CANADIAN PACIFIC PORT, May 22. The Japanese freighter Burmah Maru of the Osaka Shoen Kaisha line is on tire off the north Pacific coast, according to naval and private wireless messages received here late today, and the crew is being transferred to the Canada Mini of the same line. The Burmah Maru left a Pacific port Sunday for Japan and was followed one day later by the Canada Maru, which was close enough at the time the distress signals sig-nals were seni. out to go to the burning ship's aid. The Canadian Pacific railway, rail-way, steamer Princess Maquinn also has ben dispatched to lend what aid she can. The Burrnah Maru was launched less than a year ago at Osaka, Japan, and is of 10,000 tons deadweight capacity. |