THE MISSING STEAMER.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 June 1921, Page 5

THE MISSING STEAMER.

NO SIGN GF THE CANASTOTAVESSEL’S FRUITLESS SEARCH By Telegraph.— PreM Assn —Copyright. Wellington, Last Night. The Union Company’s steamer Wafa hora reports that she saw no sign of the( Canastota, which is now a fortnight out. Captain Mawson stated that a vigilant watch was kept without success. The Waihora catne across the Tasman sea on a course northward of the usual route and met westerly to southwesterly gales, with seas running highi throughout the passage. The conditions were favorable for the Canastota tbi drift northward. The Canastota’s crew was comprieect of Chinese, except the officers and en-' gineers. Captain Andrew Lcckie join-* cd the Canastota at New York about? four months ago. Some years ago ini was an officer in the Union employ. He belongs to Auckland, ia SSI years of age, and is a brother of th a chief engineer of ths Union cargo steamer Kekerangu. The chiel officer of the Canastota (Mr. SangV also formerly an officer in the Union Company. During the war he served a 4 a lieutenant in the Royal Naval >Rq| serve. ‘ NO NEWS IN AUSTRALIA VESSEL THIRTEEN DAYS OUT, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright* Received June 26, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, June 2<6. There are still no tidings of the CanaaS tola, now thirteen days out on the voy-j li£e from Sydney to Wellingtou.