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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17472, 5 June 1922, Page 7

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1 .tf THEIR wonderful ' til* WEr ijj If WORK ' Lj 100* *s° dangers. rap. 7 , Hl* jfl TELEGRAM.) lad« Jfl iUCKLAND, June 3. th) Wiltshire have all ■MPTi -f magnificent conclusion days of torriblo B. G. Hayward came at dusk, the entire him without accithough the rescue was of a howling gale. yesterday tho landing * Katoa, which had got oc the previous night, goe work at the wreck, party from H.M.S. after a terrible jourheen brought previously, had suca' line from the this bad been replaced the members of the over two ut a time HSp, With the strongthenVRtllK'Ue party, and the lmu liken down ironi Auckland the work of trani|^K^|'iitshire;E crew was speedHb tnp taking only six ■t SKliaßiplete. I" 3 continued without mishap WKm the day, all tho rescuers BEkroicallv, "until, ut last, what inpcwsible, had been acja- ■5-103 men had been literally u* JHitmn the very jaws of death, wd euepttoii of ihb last 30 mi Mhore, who camped on kit -Mm daylight enabled ttieui to «*« jourLcy in safety, the men iBK were taken overland MUag Lines Aahore. wJKawrat (be wrecked steamer had to feet lines whore repeatEfSHrCotUog them on limber. The **||lHo «bere party, seeing these efdown lOOieet of an alof theiaceof tka cliff, ii|HHiHaUed out to ream the linea Ten bmkiog with a fou. mn b ' h hut was Se,aman, Kehoe tn surf, seciu«d iti- pxM r rocks, narrowly «aeap- | to death on thernl was carried up the cliff | position, and a heavier up. Residents had over the island, whoa to help as they ihc> rone was tied to a or. the cliff, and by cadlcss pulley »'»s in Danger. had already been heavy weather, with uud were verv managed to uet tlarK. but the pulley on the wreck tbpe >n the sea had on the cliff wan a muddy ledge to a precipice, were protected the tree. the men on the a Morse lamp, but !■« no lamp. together all PMMi.. Three raiidentN PHHF man — 0111119 across afternoon, and KH|Hw&Oess. They kept Bf' night, to keep HI ■HHP Were to the the shore party rebcue work, the arrival Auckland. The lost no time in men were now rope carrying 15 tainutes A supply of bicThe Wiltshire's and thirsty, was also tent it was jerked men on the for water # was inaccessible, however, were .now rigged, and Mster. This im'by noon', so that landed in six was riding up wreck, all this same position, being forced by hold, witii dredge, as th« $,» about by the H»il njen were left up were landed by of the crew stood up in were grindings wreck, which as the two with ma.it is thought will all remain In the after i tins of cigarfrom Kaitok© beach, Boats § came ashore t - .i orerland on board vei ? warmed is duo to £ ' Jone *. of the jjsßSefforts for with the men. hack over wowed signs limit of the fields they Up water, of bisseveral loads were

Indefatigable Naval Men. Residents of Great Barrier Island •"1 "J" fatigaUe. Man, tw ® e firpmin ll 1 " 1 ' of endurance. The wk sariors of Katoa led pat k-horses over, rising; to the occato,nnnSltfnii'ly' Mr Hud s°n. onerafe n?tl from 7™ on dnt y without !? Z° m he tlmo that the first rni , e3Sa S e was received. wS hst t0 arrive from nls. Th g camo over - in darkf? were received aboard ch ?"- 8t finding diffiini ' ^ odatm e them or dryrot Lr/i o t nE ' 88 the collier is passengers f ° r * largo numbfer of d ! r l l ™ ess the rain which i ng n . EK,unlls a" day, ineased to a torrential downpour, with a fierce gale. inI h o 6 r < W W i ni T ask>Te in th® Wlow. ~ Klya; 2 ' trimmers; 3, fi.emen; 4. cooks; 5 stewards; 6, sea™t"; J' engineers; 8, wireless opera, tw' ° fl r, rs - J As th ? men landed hank TlSf Ped 10 safet y,!>y willing 7 X® re verr exhausted hv W f ' and Residents had made fires with great difficulty under the trees, with wetwwd, awl provided tea; biscuits and butter tln f ned fi ' s \ and chocolates: lhe parties of rescued men left with guides overland for the Katoa.