THE MISSING WABATAH.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 April 1910, Page 3

THE MISSING WABATAH.

REMARK AIS Ll'] EVIDEXCK

COXFUCTIXG STATEMKXTS

[BY KLKCTRIC TEI.KORAi'n-COPYUIOUT.]

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATrON.] MKLBOI'KXK, April 18. The evidence tiiken at Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in connection with the less of the steamer Wnrntjih, fur forwarding to the Board of Trade, is of a conflicting character.

A ssaiiian, who lind nwitle a voynge on the Wnrsitsili-, ffive evidence that lie li'iul been warntd \>y other seamen nob to join. When in Adelaicla, he helped to paint two of her boats, unci one was su .soft .and rotten that he could put his hand through the wocd at the bottom.

The chief officer told them not to step too hard on the bottoms. The "VYnratnh rolled heavily, and recovered Intelly. seeinin<c to have greflt diifficulty in keepinic an even keel. Another seniiHin, who joined in London, .stated that when lie asked the chief officer for a berth, he advised'him to <fet other work if possible, hewiiise the "Wnratali would bo a coffin for somebody srime day. Other witnesses declared that there wms nothing unusual about the Waratah. They had heard the captain iMkI officers express favourable opinions of the vessel's beliaviour. WHAT THIO SmvllKH TOTTKXHAM SAW. fVKP I'RFHS AHaOrrATION.I WICSTPORT, April 18. Mr Crowther, Collector of Customs, has obtained further evidence of a statement made by th« second engineer aboard the s.s. Ti.tteinl'am to three well-kiifnvu Westpoii citizens coji'ftnjiinji the stritsincnt made by Mr Bay, tlrit the Tiittenham. while flff JCast London some ten d:ivs nftei" the s.s. AVarakih was rep':rteT mi.osillK, p.n.sr.ed several bn'.ies mik! pieces of bodies floating on the Mater. C'rowther is lorwardinir the evidence to the Marin" Denartnienb. Avhich h fwiidinij; if an' erid"iic" provimisly trivi'ii by Mr Dav en to the Board r;f Trade.