MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.
QUESTION OF AUTHENTICITY
(By Telegraph—Fress Association.)
GHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Regarding the message from- one of the crew of the ill-fated, dredge Manchester, which was found in. a bottle picked up on the beach at Tekopuru, near Kaipar.a, on Sunday, the acting chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board (Mr R. Moore) made.a suggestion this morning'"which is of some importance. The authenticity of a message* from the sea is usually a matter of some doubt, and in the present case thei-o is, accwrding to Mr Moore, a means of testing the genuineness of the message found! on Sunday. The Lyttelton Harbour Board possesses the signature of G. Lambert, who ia supposed te have .signed the message, and Mr Moore suggested that if the message -were forwarded to the Harbour Authorities they would be able to compare the signatures, and set at rest any doubts on the matter. According to tJj© Board's.-' reeords^G,-Lambert -was--a trimmer -on board the dredge. He* was 21 years of age> and a single mart. '.-'••
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 7 November 1912, Page 4
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170MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 7 November 1912, Page 4
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