THE DISABLED HAWEA.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 42, 18 August 1908, Page 8

THE DISABLED HAWEA.

A BOAT'S CREW LANDS. SOUTH-WEST GALES. By Telegraph. — Presß Association. — Copyright. SYDNEY, 17th August. A., boat from the Union Company's i disabled steamer Hawea has landed at South. Solitary Island, near the Clarence river. The island is not connected by telegraph j but signals, state that tho boat, under the charge of the chief officer, left the Hawea on 10th Augnst, in latitude ,29 degrees 15 minutes south, longitude154 degrees 57 minutes east. The captfain requested immediate as-, sistance, as he feared that the vessel' would drift on the _ reefs northward of Lord Howe Island. The chief officer states that the vessel's longitude position was probably , affected by the recent south-west gales. The occupants of the boat landed in,a greatly exhausted • state. ; POSITION OF THE VESSEL" WHENBOAT LEFT. LIKELIHOOD' OF HER HAVING BEEN PICKED UP. (Received August 18, 9.45 a.m.) vSYDNEY, This Day. The Hawea's boat contained the chief ■ officer (Mr. Irwin), tho third engineer (Mr. Ritson), and a seaman named Pascoe. According to the position given by ,Mr. Irwin, it appears that the Hawea was less than a hundred miles from the .mainland, due east of Byron Bay, when the boat left. The recent gales have doubtless driven her many miles sea1 -ward. The opinion is entertained here that ■ the Hawea has already been picked up., . f NO SIGNS OF THE STEAMER. MOANA CALLS AT LORD HOWE ISLAND. [BY TELEGBAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, This Day. The Moana arrived fronuSydney- early ■ 'this morning. Captain Newton reports', •that he balled off Lord Howe Island , and waited there three hours, but saw ! nothing^of the crew landed from the. •'disabled steamer Hawea. He -left inrstructions for them to return to Sydney ' by the search steamer due at Locd Howe Isiand to-day. Captain Newton^sighted. a Tyser steamer and a foreign barque, neither of whifh.had seen the Hawea. .He believes the Hawea has drifted' north between Lord Howe Island and ■ .Elizabeth Reef, or between Elizabeth - Reef and Middleton Reef. The Moana heavy easterly winds in the locality of Lord Howe Island.

The question,, of the removal of sweet" briar and gorse came prominently into* a. case before Mr. Justice Chapman to.day. It was an action .between Crespin Parker, of Haywards (plaintiff) and: Reginald Palmer Greville and May Jolly .Edwards (formerly May Jolly Smith),, defendants. The claim set forth thatplaintiffs had leased -certain land..at the Hutt from defendants, and that defendants had declined to renew the lease. asked thetcourt to -compel' defendants to execute-another lease of the. land, and they also- prayed for damages. Defendants denied that the covenants of the lease had been carried out. Itwas alleged that rent had not been duly paid ; that plaintiffs had nofa, borne, paid, and discharged all taxes,, rates, and assessments, and had 1 failed to repair and maintain buildings and fences in a proper state of repair ; and that a covenant to grub up and* eradicate sweet briar and noxious weeds had not been carried out. Mr. H. P. Johnston, with whom was Mr. Rothenberg, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. T>. M.Findlay for defendants.. Evidence was being taken as we went to press. ' iMr. Charles Saundejs, whoso suddenthroat affection prevented him from singing in the concert organised by him for last Saturday, has not yet recovered,, and his medical adviser has recommend■ed him to seek change and rest at Rotorua. This will necessitate postponement of his concerts at Wanganui, Hawera, and New Plymouth, but they will bo given after his return from the South Island in September, when .mother concert tuny bo given in Weliinglon