RETURN FROM ISLANDS
BLANDER AT AUCKLAND (jVr Pr<*m-j Assoclntion.) AUCKLAND, this day. Concluding a six weeks’ cruise to Suva, Nukualofa, Rarotonga, Borabora and Tahiti, the cruiser Lcander ‘returned to port this morning. The trip was- uneventful. Fine weather was enjoyed throughout and the crew is in good health. The warship waited at Bonabora an extra day because of a report of a smallpox outbreak at Tahiti, but on arrival it was found there was no danger. During a tennis match at Tahiti, Commander H. V. P. McClintoek was struck in. the right eye by a tennis ball suffering an injury necessitating his staying in toed during the reminder of the voyage. He was visited by a surgeon this morning, ’.'Gen his condition was stated to be improved'. The injury is not serious.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19390811.2.96
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20013, 11 August 1939, Page 7
Word count
Tapeke kupu
132RETURN FROM ISLANDS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20013, 11 August 1939, Page 7
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in