FATE OF HOLMWOOD
TANGIBLE EVIDENCE FOUND TIMBER CONTAINING SHRAPNEL REPORT FROM CHATHAM ISLANDS. PASSENGERS & CREW MAY BE PRISONERS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The Prime Minister (Mr Fraser) announced today that the first tangible evidence of the loss of the Holmwood (formerly the Tees) had been received by a radio message from the Chatham Islands. The constable stationed at Waitangi reports that pieces of timber containing shrapnel have been found near Kaingaroa on. two different occasions. In the constable’s opinion there is little doubt that these pieces of timber originally formed parts of the upper structure, near the bridge, of the Holmwood. The Holmwood was officially reported missing on November 30, the vessel then being overdue. It is considered probable that the passengers and crew have been taken prisoner.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 December 1940, Page 6
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130FATE OF HOLMWOOD Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 December 1940, Page 6
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