A SENSATIONAL STORY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9091, 10 March 1908, Page 5

A SENSATIONAL STORY.

A MAD COOK SEIZES A SHIP,

Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, March 9,

A sensational sequel to tho recently reported wreck of a schooner ,at Apainama Lagoon, in tho Gilbert Group, is to hand hy the Island steamer Germania. Hayes, an .employee of Messrs Burns, Philps & Co. visited the wrecked schooner, and obtained a statement from the cabin boy Jackson. The schooner, named

Ncuve Tigre, sailed under the Italian flag, being owned by tho master and mate, and left Oaliao early in November, with a cargo or fifty tons of coke. The crew consisted of the captain, mato, and tho rook (who was a Belgian named Mortimer), and Jackson. Tho first da3' out, the cook attacked tho mate with a tomahawk wounding his .’dead, but ho escaped into tho rigging. Tho captain, hearing the scuffle, came out of his. cabin, whoa tho cook felled him with a tomahawk. Then, securing a. gnu, ho compelled (under threats of Mooting) the captain and mato to jump overboard. Tho cook scared Jackson into assisting him to jettison iino cargo, and do other work. The cook told Jackson that ho intended to call at Tahiti, and thou go to Australia, where lie Loiied to soli tho schooner,. the name of which ho took the precaution to

paint out. There were plenty o, provisions aboard. After the vessc h:A drifted about for weeks it fheulL drove ashore at Apamama. Tin. statement is simiiiar , o the cenfcssba Jackson made to tho Island author!■ ties at tho time of Ids arrest. Hoc.cived, March 10, 0.50 an a L'j-Jany, ..iji'.fi j.O, .jackscm raid ifa; cs that at tin time of laa aiwmh is.a spammer wa j-i nnlas a f land. An.; vho cmmCa jumped cvm beam! Ja ahsmi thrav She. a- picnic ant balances he failed tc sew wo It and that bath dm and Pu mate vsero [hwasP. VAmn Mayo;■ hAt, A.as.i.am and .aa;d; ~a wen, Tiaj aCeh critics are ;m:naumi'-a Arp 1J n Wee ,-i.aici Pee-sh atCahA.O, VC-.a a vm n ; i ; i, n : e,0..a, .c is to say aasahha; v.aam .A.av.ui JackA native has lawn placed by ihc MeAmrat ; in cLmv,., h the sehcenei vci ; A i; Aia an mqum.A po.dtie.n ana ilk; hr to break up.