WRECK OF THE YONGALA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 270, 5 April 1911, Page 5

WRECK OF THE YONGALA

FURTIim WRECKAGE FOUND. SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. A MANAGERIAL EXPLANATION. By Cable—Pnss Association—Copyright. Received o, 12.5 a.m. Melbourne, April 4. The Merchant Service Guild has made allegations to the Minister of Customs regarding the manner in which the Yongala's cargo was stowed. They state that some hundreds of tons of pig iron, which formed the ballast, had been removed at Brisbane. Mr. Ware-ham, the Queensland manager of the Adelaide Company, states that when the Yongala was running between Sydney and Westralia there was very little back cargo offering, and 150 tons of pig iron were put in, but as the captain and engineer reported that the vessel was better without it, it was taken out in June, 1907. Further wreckage has been discovered at Lucinda Point, including gratings and varnished panels similar to the Yongala's. A public meeting formed a committee to raise subscriptions, and £2OO was collected at the meeting, It is now stated that the Nares Rock is frequently used by warships for target practice, and this possibly accounts for the broken piece of rock reported yesterday. DIVING DELAYED. Received 4, 5.50 p.m. Brisbane, April 4. The sea is too rough to allow of diving in the vicinity of the Narcs rock for the Yongala. WHERE -'WIRELESS" IS USEFUL. Sydney, April 4. The Federal meteorologist, citing the Yongala case, appeals to the shipping community to realise the need of the equipment of at least all passenger steamers with wireless telegraphy, so that those making long trips on the coast line may be warned of the existence, approach and development of dangerous weather. CHANGED HER MIND. Brisbane, April 4. Miss Gaffney, who was supposed to have been a passenger by the Yongala, is safe. She booked a passage, but at the last minute decided not to go.