AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9051, 10 February 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association;— By Electric Telegraph Copyright.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. FOR SYDNEY.

SYDNEY, February 8

Three names have been recommended for the post of city electrical engineer, in the order named: — Mr Mackay, of the Great Western Railway, England. Mr Wyllie, of Auckland. Mr Roberts,-of Durban.

THE WRECK OF THE WINDSOR,

PERTH, February 8. The steamer Windsor, wrecked while voyaging from Fremantle to Hongkong, ran on to a reef west of Pelsart Island, in the Abrolhos Group, at 10 o'clock, on Sunday night. Her propelier evidently struck areef or her tail-shaft broke. A hole was pierced in the vessel under the engine-room, which was flooded. The crew were then assembled. The Chinese were much terrified.^ Owing to the list .of the shq; it was difficult to get a boar away. While awaiting for daylight heavy seas broke over the vessel. % There is no further news as to whether these who remained on the shjp have landed.

CAPTAIN, CHIEF OFFICER AND ENGINEER DROWNED.

Received February 10, 1.10 a.m. PERTH, February 9. The expedition se,nt to rescue the survivors of the wreck; of the Windsor have returned to They report that the captain, chiet officer and chief engineer of the Windsor were drowned, ani all the rest saved. The vessel engaged in the work of rescue failed to get lines to the steamer, which is fast breaking up. , Three apprentices, a seaman and 14 Chinese were still "ii the boat, and seeing that the vessel could not last much longer they lashed themselves to planks, and threw themselves into the sea. They were washed on a reef, where rescuers got them safe ashore. Captain Walters and Chief Officer Jones were drowned on Tuesday night alter the wreck. A boat containing two rescuers was blown out to sea whita putting off to the wreck, and has not yet been found. A steamer is searching for them. i

An apprentice states that they were four days on the wreck without water.