The Perthshire.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 8, 15 June 1899, Page 2

The Perthshire.

Wellington, June 12. Shipping fol]v here are inelmod to Waive Captain WalLice, of the Porthshue, for not supplying the vessels winch spoke Mm with a chart showing his position fiom (lav to cliy, giving particulars of the weather anil txuy or.tter information that would asoist in the search.

AucKiAi*r>, June 12, The Westr,iha saw no sign erf the PerUishhe. The greater part of the time the weather was thick, and she could only see the length of the ship.

June 13. The Blin«"iimte, which left here last cFVonmg tor Sidney, is to m.ikf more noitliiruf than usual on her trip to Sidney, and is to muse up towards Lord Hone's Island, and spend a couple d i\s in searching for the Perth shne. She took in an extra supply of coif before leaving, and e\evy tiling is iv readiness <o render assistance, and to t.ihe the steamer in tow should she be found.

Ixvij-rc vncfiLL, June 12. The b.xrque ftleran, which made a long passage fioin Newcastle to the BlufF, h.irl H.E. winds from the 20th to the 23rd ultimo, followorl by a, strong S[.ile from the snine quarter for tliroe (lavs, tlienco light S. and S.E. winds till the sth instant. Tin's boais' out the ns'.ninption in Austi.ihft that the winds have be-in mostly easterly, and hkei v v to oarrv the Perthshire toward* West and North.

Brisk vxe, June 13. Mr "\Vrai, r .o'o in a weather forecast iavs thic the steamer Perthshire is piobablv in about latitudo 32 aouih, loneitnde J 78 east, and IUAy scx>n reach the Keriuadocs.

Sydney, June 13. Information from- London states that the re msvuance on the Peith^hire Iris achanced from 25 to 40 f>mnea3 in four days. Wht->n tho nrnil left it hid mcre.Tiefl to 55 guineas, the veaso] then being ovjvdue fifteen days.