THE s.s. AORANGI.
A ROUGH VOYAGE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)' Wei,lingiok, Wednesday, The Aorangi had a stormy voyage of 112 hours from Timaru, a tremendous sea running at Cape Campbell, and the steamer took refuge undor the land, where she anchored at noon on Saturday, waiting for the gale to clear, but the storm increased, and at midnight both anchors were put out, but one cable, parted and the other failing to hold, the vessel kept away through the straits and brought up under D'Urville Island at 1 p.m. on Sunday. She left at 5 p.m. but off Stephen's Island the seas were running so high that, it was decided to anchor in Croixelles Harbour. Another attempt was made to reach Wellington, but was given up and the steamer anchored in Waitui Bay, finally resuming her voyage at midnight, ■ •
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5002, 17 April 1895, Page 2
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138THE s.s. AORANGI. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5002, 17 April 1895, Page 2
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