THE MISSING MEN

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1612, 27 November 1905, Page 2

THE MISSING MEN

OVER FIVE DAYS OUT.

1 No tidings of tbo missing man, Daniela son and Watson, who went out fishing on Tuesday night, have oorne to hand. • Various reports have been made from 3 along the Coast, but none seem to offer any hope that the boat is the Minnabaha, [ in which the men had set out. A look-out . was kept from tbe steamer Manuka on her i way up to Auckland, and she reported to i East Cape that nothing had been stea of < the boat. A look-out was also kept by tbe ’ Talune, without result. Captain Bernooh states that tbe sea on Wednesday last was i so rough that no small boat would be likely to live in it if it had got five miles out from shore. A sharp Icok-out has also been kopt from the smaller boats. Mr Carroll iscomcnuuio&ting with Mr Ormond at the Mahia to read mm put to make a searoh along the Coast line for any trace of the men. The rpen working abou.t the I wharves have generously offered to sub- I scribe towards a steamer being sent out to make a speoiel search, but it does not seem fair that they should bo called on in this way. The author! ies ought to have seme power to promptly put a steamer on for a day’s searoh. The question is raisod as to where a search should bo made. There are plenty of friends of the two men in shipping oirc e« who would advise as to th 6 best oours to pursue in case of a boat being sent out. li the boat has been 1 blown out to sea tbe lato of tbe men 1 would probably be sealsd ore this. If they 1 have got to shelter along tbo Coast and ' failed to get sufficient foodjtheir plight 1 * would be a pitiable one. Failing any de- I ' finite news to-day the Marine Department * ought to take the matter in hand without < delay.