RUSH FOR THE BOAT.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1923, Page 4

RUSH FOR THE BOAT.

» % i Hjj j —— - J ! FXC-TU.MUNT ON WHARF. i ag ! AUCKLAND. April Id. *•£ I ! lie departure of the .Manuka lro at I Auckland tor Sydney ihi.s morning pr “I itid d a great de : d ol excieineut anon sa j pe. pie v.lit) missed rr nearly niis-i i tneir l '-sages. .V dear miss ~f H ue j boat v\as lllade hy tile C h:i ututiqi j party, including a <|Uiin.'Ue of I law to a", i ails who gone a conceit at Itarg.ail j hist night and then left by the rivr no ; hoa: t. connect lip nilll the .Mantii, ® s | j to-day. The river steamer ran on n I loudliank ahont an hour's steam fro, j Dargaciile and was delayed beyond an is j ln.pt- of reaching lleleiisvilie in time ft | tile )oi sengers to catch the .Manuka. 11 | Unite a lidferent experience hi ”jj j i Bill ol another man. He nils sufel <s I ■■hseouei-d on the ship, which wa | ah'"t to last off when Detective (.hull >5 lay. acting telegraphic advice i ’ 1 Le.liiio-oi for a loan v. li.; w.-is waul- . -’ll the once ht'ii the defeel U It nteil Li mao, anil he sigm-.lhd Ii 11.: Hha ; j p. iliee oiiiccr for a In o I lio-ii loll' "-i_il the- Manuka down t Itt i - drop an: line. Ihe •!■ i- live had I j g..-t lih man and him-d; ■if the shi. i h.v dropping front lie nip's laddei dot". n /.be -ole. and on In the muvin;: 1 launch. The ■>; t.- I .>t i< 11 ua~ perfo.-me. -1.1-i e. eh...', , i re;,, i !,,■ inu-r.-ste-! )-•" I eeption ui ~ inly llieinl if Lin- pi ,sJ oner, were imt a wart- < I the cause ol eh,Huge of miml. The n,t -l spectacular anti interestii-.; nll'nir <!' the Him mug. however. nsa ‘'mi's and a hit" hy Hr. Frank Bohn, the ( liautampia loeturor mi ooo- ! non,its. Owing to having keen misI infornt-.-tl a! nut the Manuka's depart- ! Ule. he stmlletl do" n to tile "Imrl ! a limit forty minutes late, and ieiiud I that the shin wa- out in the stream j nil her wav to Sydney. He u-leplimu'd I to the Hying school at Koliiiiiaiamn i for a plane, and chartered a launch i j -tart the c!i:i>o iifter tin- ship. Mi j WaMi .cut witid from idle tu-radrmm |to the post office v. lienee a V. irt-lc-' j message was di-patvlic-d to the Manuka. i while Mr fleorge Bolt set out In a -en- ! plane and picked Hr. Bolin up iron i ilu- hutch in the channel. 'I hereupon ; they chased through the air after Hit | .Manuka and overlook her about twelve j miles out. The Manuka v.as l-a!i..d j and a la ‘tier was let flown the ship - | side. |),- Bulin had little diMieully in climbing out of the cockpit on to the lluat and sn getting on the bidder in, i-.hicli lie wont safely and triumphantly.