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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 237, 3 November 1903, Page 3

LOSS OF THE OVALAU. CAUSED BY AN EXPLOSION. ALL HANDS SAVED. THREE FIREMEN INJURED. PES BXTBAOSDINABY PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, November 2. News has beea re. eived of an ' x plosion on the Oraka, which was fired. The vessel sank fit Lord Howe Island. All were saved. Three firemen were iDJured. Burns, Philp and Go. have received the following message from Noumea. The steamer Pacifique has arrived. She reports that the passengers and crew of the Ovaku are safe at Lord Howe Island where she arrived on the 19 h with her forehold afire. It had been burning all night. An explosion oc - curred and the Ovateu sank early on the morning of the 20th. The Ovalau sank at her anchorage, She is completely submerged. It is believed the pissengers are coming to Bydney by the Pacifique. The Pacifique only stayed at Lord Howe Island sufficiently long to obtain. Cook and Tsabel were to arrive and give assistance last night. The Oralan's cargo included 400 toDs of copra. Received 3, 1.6 a.m. Sydney, November 2. The Ovalau was insured for £13,000 in the North Queensland office, and the cargo for £4OOO in the United and i £2OOO in the North Qieeneland. j [Lord Howe Island is one of the Society Group. A telegram on Wednesday lt»«t stated that She New South 'Wales Government had arranged to despatch the steamer Captain Cook to zigzag to Lord Howe Island, and the naval authorities, ordered the Mildura to proceed to the same destination by a different route.] 'Che Ovatau'a dimensions were:— Length, 230 F t; breadth, 32ft; depth, 23ft; 1229 gross tonnage, 1205 tonnage under deck; 767 tons net. Her engines were of tha quadruple expansion type, with cylinders of 14, 21, 28, and 41 inches. T he boiler had a working pressure of 36ib to the tqaare inch. ■ The horse-power by the ship's register was 75. AFTER TWENTY-ONK: YEARS. One woold be inclined to believe that it wonld ix impossible to care a disease that bad its victim for twenty oneyearp. But Kheum <-orjqaers enronic rheumatist Mr E. M. Rndman, of Oollingwnod street, Nelson, writes:—''lt gives ma pi asure to be able to say that by using your wonde fal medicine Kbenmo. I have been completely enrec" of gout, and rheumatism, of which I have tesn a sufferer for tne last twenty-one yearn. 1 may Kay I have not had the slightest symptoms for the past two and feel convinced it i* a permanent care " Chemists and stores, 2s 6d and ii 6d osr bottle.—Adrt. i Chambbbla'N's Oough Rvmedyis the mother's favourite. It is pleasant and safe for children to take and alwa>B cares. It is intsnded especially for toughs, colds, cionp and whooping cough, and is the beat medicine mane for these diseases, There is not the leist danger in giving it to children, for it contains no opium or other jEJsnoas drag and may be given as confidently to a babe a* to an ad nit. For sale by fbo Mew Plymouth Qo-pp, Society,—AdH