STILL MISSING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1402, 30 March 1912, Page 7

STILL MISSING.

SEARCH FOR THE KOOMBANA. lly 'foleji'nph-Press Assnriation-Copyrisht Perth, March 28. There is no sign nf the Adelaide steamship Company's overdua steamer lCoomIxina. Tho Government is arranging mi (•Inhimiln search. It is negotiating for (lie charter of tho email steamer Una, wliieli will bo equipped for u month's cruise, mid will Ira verso tho seas between Monlcbollo Island mid Rowley Shimls. Al.U'iilion lias been drawn to llio fact (hat exactly a year ago tho same company's Yongala. was posted as missing. Tim general manager of tho Adclnido Slnim Shi|> Company bcliorva tho Ivooillbana has broken down. Four whiles supposed to hare boon drowned at Bulla Ualla during tho roeetil; storm, lmvo returned from Rooburn, where (hoy effected a eafo landing, A THOROUGH SEARCH. (Roc. Maroh 29, 11.25 p.m.) Molbourno, March 23. Tho Commonwealth Government has informed tho West Australian Govcrnmont that it is prepared to bear a proportion of tho cost of any search (or tho Koonibann. The West Australian authorities havo replied that everything possiblo iH being done. Tho steamers Bullara and Una havo been dispatched to mako a special search, nntl several luggers will examine tho coast. Men havo also been scut along tho coast lino to explore tho foroshoro from tho land. Tho Federal Government has instructed tho trnwlcr Endeavour to proceed from tho Australian Bight to assist in tho search. Montobello Island lies about fifty miles off tho coast, west of Roebiirno, and tho Rowley Shoals aro nbout 180 miles off shore from Broome. Tho distanco ljctwecji tho two points is about 300 miles.