POET CHALMERS.
Monday.
Arrived: The Albion Company's ship Canterbury, from London, eighty days out, with 2000- tons of cargo and 19 passengers. On the 18fch December George Bowling had a fit and fell overboard from the starboard foreyard arm. The ship wag going four knots. John Sawbert, quarter-master, jumped off the forecastle head, dived and caught Bowling's hair, and succeeded in putting a life-bouy over him.; Bowling was taken on board, and remained unconscious for nearly an hour. .:.•■■
•The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Otaki also arrived from London, ninety days out, with 103 passengers and 1000 tons cargo. She had a terrific gale on the 26th insfc. from the S.-W, The ship was popped,: and ran through the gale close'reefed.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2517, 30 January 1877, Page 2
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