Show MANY CHINESE DROWNED Steamer Sinks s and five Fifty-five Chinese Lose Their Lives Victoria B B. B C. C The C.-The The steamer Mel Mel- foo foe of the China Merchant company compa foundered April 25 off Edgar island eighty miles from the port of Shanghai and five fifty-five persons passengers and crew all Chinese were drowned according to news receIved received received re re- by the steamer Monteagle which arrived from the orient Friday The 1 was in collision with the steamer of the same line and foundered five minutes after the ships struck The lowered her boats and rescued many of the passengers passengers passengers pas pas- all the Europeans being sa saved ved The loss of the occurred the same day that th the Pacific Mail Mall liner Asia went on the rocks miles south of Shanghai |