THE COLLISION IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.
The following telegram was presented at Telegraph office to lato for transmission to us" on Monday night :— Christciiorou, Monday night. Mr Gibbs, of the New Zealand Shipping Company, has received cable advices of the collision of the Waitara and Hurunui, of the sailing of which he had received n Cable, dated June 21st : •• Waitara sunk, Sixteen of her passengers and crew were saved, including the master, chief officer, and apprentice. Twenty five of the passengers and crew with the apprentice Cotterall were drowned. The Hurunui put back, and will have to discharge and dock. She was bound for Port Chalmers with a full cargo. The Waitara, for Wellington, also had a full cargo. It is not known who the officers were, as since the establishment of the line of steamers changes have been very frequent."
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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1713, 28 June 1883, Page 2
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141THE COLLISION IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1713, 28 June 1883, Page 2
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