PERSONAL NOTES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 240, 28 June 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES

Many anxious inquiries concerning tlio fate of the missing were made at the .New Zealand head office of the Huddart Parker Company in Jervois Quay yesterday, b'nal the Northern bicamsnip Company's rescue vessels arrivo at Auckland to-day, and the chief. purser, Mr. Gorrie haa made, his report, the actual number of Iho missing will not bo known. The missing at present total 2G. As far as is known locally, none of the passengers were from Wellington, all having joined at Auckland. "When the purser has checked over the passenger list it is believed that tho number of missing will be reduced, as it is highly probable tlmt several of the passengers missed the steamer on account of the short notice on which she •sailed. Ouo '.booked passenger, who reported to the Auckland branch of tho company that he had missed the steamer was a Chinaman. Mrs. Croft and her six children, all of whom landed safely, is the wife of Captain Croft, late master on the Victoria, and now on the Barwon. Mrs. Croft, who was living in Auckland, was about to join her husband iu Sydney. The Wimnicra/s passengers included Jones and Haines, two well known vaudeville performers, who have just completed a tour of the Fuller circuit.