LAUNCH HAS DIFFICULTY IN LANDING STORES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 167, 2 August 1937, Page 6

LAUNCH HAS DIFFICULTY IN LANDING STORES

-Press Assoniation.)

(By TeleEraph-

CHEISTCHUECH, This Day. Pojne excitihg minutes were spent in thc surf off SunGfiy lsland when tlia latmtih of tho Maui P6mare endeavoiired to land stores' and survey equipment through the surf on the ship's fecent visit. The Maui Pomare called at Sunday Island" on its way to Sanioa from New Zealand. With a heavy swell pounding on the heaCh the only way to get stores ashdfe wds to float thCm into the surf and With that • Objefct the launch, in eharge- of the cliief officer went as near the line of breakers as possible, with the idea of sending lines across ' by rockets. The hrst attempt was fiot • fcuccessftii and on the follewing day another attempt was made. This time a big sWell bfoke OiitSide the ofdiiiary brcaker line and tlie launch was caught. Two Australian tourists* On the Maui Pomare, Mr, K. Hopkins aiid Mr. H. Nicholls, shid that the launch took two seas over her side and fOur men had to. t&ke to the oars, and it was largely due to the line seamansliip of the chief officer that the launch wa* quic-kly puEed out of trouble. The Maui Pomare had to make a second call at the island to complete Ihe landing of stores and to pick Up the five Bunday Island settlers were dissatisfied Avith the island life aud wished to return.