AN OVERDUE LINER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1087, 28 March 1911, Page 5

AN OVERDUE LINER.

FEARS FOR THE YONGALA. By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyricht Brisbane, March 27. The search steamers have returned without tidings of the inter-State liner Yongala, now four days overdue •at Townsville. She carries a crew of seventy, and a large number of passengers. The anxiety is the greater owing to the recent cyclonic storms. There is hope that the steamer is disabled, and is sheltering at some of the islands. •, :1 b '-" THE SEARCH CONTINUING. • (Rec. March 28, 1.5 a;m.) Brisbane, March 27. There are no tidings of the Yongala. Altogether about 150 souls are aboard the vessel, including the ship's company, numbering 72. Several steamers, including three Government vessels, are continuing the search. Captain Knight, of the Yongala, is an experienced officer, and the belief is expressed that he either -ran out to the open sea to escape the recent cyclone or that possibly the vessel's machinery has been damaged, and she is sheltering inshore. The coast between Mackay and Townsville is intricate, and will require close searching. OTHER MARINE CASUALTIES. COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL. London, March 2". The steamers Irisbrook (2759 tons gross) and Ville do Bordeaux (1393 tons) collided and foundered at Beachy Head (on the south coast of Sussex) during the night. The crews, totalling 19, were rescued. WRECK OF THE ROSEDALE. (Rcc. March 28, 0.20 a.m.) Sydney, March 27. The Marino Court has found that no blame is attachable to anyono in connection with the wreck of tho coastal steamer Rosedale (217 tons) at Bellinger River Heads on January 12. The evidence indicated that the mishap was due to exceptionally large rollers causing the vessel to bump in the river. STRANDED IN THE SCILLY ISLANDS. (Rec. March 27, 11.15 p.m.) London, March 27. . Tho Spanish steamer Setiembre, 2171 tons gross, is stranded at St. Martin's, in the Scilly Islands.