A SCHOONER WRECKED.
LOSS OF THE ZIOR
[Press Association.] AUCKLAND, October 1. The Northern Coal Co.’s fore and aft schooner Zior was wrecked on Tokatu Point this morning, and from appearances is likely to be a total loss, the hull being fTill of water. The ■steamer Ngapuhi, bound from Whangarei to Auckland this afternoon, passed within a quarter of a mile of the wreck, but although a. boat was ■lowered no communication was established with the crew, who are thought to number five. The Zior is aground between two large rocks and lies stern to the shore. It is thoughtthat the ship missed stays on her tack towards Aka wan. The wind was liortli-eist, with a heavy swell. Captain Diaz (the master) has gaged in the local coastal trade 'for the last 30 years.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2311, 2 October 1908, Page 3
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134A SCHOONER WRECKED. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2311, 2 October 1908, Page 3
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