GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 28, 3 February 1916, Page 8

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

PERILS OF THE SEA. NOWEG,TAN SAILER ASHORE. MTLBOURNE, Feb. 1. The vessel ashore at King - Island is the Norwegian sailer Serfarerdn, timber laden, from Gathenburg to Melbourne She will probably be refloa+ed. The crow are believed to be safe. THE VESSEL ARRIVES IN MELBOURNE. PART OF CREW MAROONED. MELBOURNE, Fb. 1 Th e Serfareren unexectedly arrived. She is short of a portion of her crew. Apparently she is undamaged. When she stranded, the mate and several of the crew landed, intending to utilise th King Island wireless, but during their absence- the vessel retinal e.l, leaving them marooned BLOWN TO SEA. 70 NATIVES MISSING. BRISBANE, Fob. 1. During the recent rough weather two New Guinea native craft, with 70 natives aboard, were blown out t sea. They have not been seensince. DUTCH RECLAMATION SCHEME. LONDON, Jan 1. The Times’ correspondent at Amsterdam savs tli 0 Dutch Parliament is c .nsidevii g tie? reclamation of 815 square miles of the Znyder Zee -The w rk w< uld cost over 20 millions and take 33 years to complete. MORE STEAMER’S OVERDUE. LONDON, Jan. 31 The Clan MacTavish has been reinsured at SO guineas. The Clan ’Macintosh and several other steamers which were off the West African coast and arc overdue have been reinsured similarly.