MYTHICAL MARINE STORY.
THE "TOW" OFF'OTAKI. Thoso in shipping circles in Wellington art at a loss to understand what Ims become of tlio steamer which the postmaster at Otaki reported was towing what ap« paired' to be a dismasted schooner off Kapiti Island on Wednesday atteruoon. The vessels in question did not show up at Wellington yesterday, and steamers arriving in port l'rom that part of the coast reported not having seen anything of either vessel.
The Marino Department liavo had no word of any mishaps along Iho coast, and as far as it could be ascertained no steamer or sailer is overdue at Wellington,
It wns thought th.it the towing steamer might have been tlio this theory proved incorrect, Tlio Kapuni ("9 will bo seen elsewhere) wns ill trouble fit Paten yesterday. It was then thought that the steamer might have been the "ainui, from Waitara, but tlio local ngeiifca of the vessel luivo had no uows of her having left Waitara as yet.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1757, 23 May 1913, Page 4
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165MYTHICAL MARINE STORY. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1757, 23 May 1913, Page 4
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