THE KIA ORA WRECK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1907, Page 3

THE KIA ORA WRECK.

■jfiOHCAI/ DfQDIBY ADJOURNED.

SEEIODS DEVELOPMENTS.

, /-J,. nM ti<al iaqriry into wreck ,X £S Kia Ora, before Mr. C. C. &M, a*"* Captains Grant and ISfirid Adjourned from Friday last tie attendance of a witness I ZI Wewngton, was resumed at the ,5T ™at 9.40 a.m. to-day. Mr. S. appeared for the Marine DesaM that since the Court last iTSwre had **** sericms developments 1 - *tT case, which would necessitate a as he had no wit**zT on hand. Two would arrive at fnoja. to- da s-' one on Wed * t wo ■anrsday. and two on Friday morning. SL -ffitaess Morrison, who was at the $?J .from 10 to 12, after leaving S,, would arrive by the RotoiSi S», and lie (Mr- Mays) thought it T essential that his evidence should 1 taken directly he arrived. The . might be taken together on "mc <iav. They were passengers, and mmc iad to come from as far south as ffanzairai. The last would be here on ja&y, and their evidence could be taken ia that day- ; \j£r. Kettle: Are the witnesses irom Kswhia who communicated with mc by j-wiaph coming? jfr. Mays: Yes; they will be here j» 130 pjn. to-day, or, at latest, by •fam A third from Raglan may get jere to-day, and tli e others will arrive W Eriday. Mr Kettle: Are Haynes, the second and Miss Kellar, the stewardess, jjailable? Hr. Mays: Tes; they can be got -within a couple of days. I suggest that the 'fanny be adjourned until 11 o'clock tomorrow, and the witness will be met, and JjaMgW straight in. yr. McGregor, who appeared for the ■Shipmasters' Association, on behalf of ■fjiar late member, Captain Bl&eklock, .gaia that lie had to go away at S a.m. to-morrow, and asked that tie witness be taken -with tie others on Friday. ■ Mr Kettle said that the Court -would ' gajoom inrtil 10 ajn - to-morrow. He tried to meet the convenience of counsel, - 'lsriit-mnst not be said ihat the busies of tfce Court would be postponed to suit engagements at country Courts. The jpgjesafflination would he left over till Jfr.3fcGregors return, jjj Vjjs pointed out that the interests citildiK'ts of Mr. McGregor and Mr. CUytsn, who appeared for the Northern Bβ. Ofiipaaj"> were practically the same, vi Mr. McGregor's clients would not Thsiaqmry iras then adjourned until 10 m. tomorrow.