A COLLISION.
-..INCIDENT IN DUNEDIN HARBOIJR..-, Ibj TKi.iaaAPn.—spiciAt coßßespoNrikNT.l' : '. ; "''ti\'■',.';■■.'■ ■ '■'.' ■''•.' Dunedln, January 28; ' ■ Tnere'ds keen existing between, owners 'of; ferry steamers; in Dunedin Harbour just; now. Xnst 'eve/ling' the- Citizens'. Bjnd chartered the/ : steamer Matariki f6r a, ;mprin-; - light .esoursioni.' It -was a lovely eve'niug; ; :arid' the dpppsition.jboat,-. ' t he.'.- Ma'lierio,; seeing a' ;fine opportu'nity also' made the trip. '.On, the return. bothybo'ats -were' steaming up ', the , .harb6jir''alinost abreSst," when the; Manonb unexpectedly crossed -the ' bow ■of ■ tKe : Mata'- , ,'riki, : ; the.,latter-.boat having to immediately' reverse her engines when only l a -few" yards' : behind; -.;Itj Be_emid|for'. a/, moment' as cthough' .s'orn'ethsng.;perious Was goinc;':tb r happenj■ and' ,itr.w(is''.wjt|._';a. feeling' of .relief that the : littleSfaherio.. ! was seen to'shoot ahead.''Bbth'bdats : wWe; carrying , -; a large.- number of o'xeursionisl^r..vThe:,saJne,'''Bteainerß'.''ckmet'intd. r .-':aictjiai' 'coft^aci;thismqrning' i in-'the;-steamers' basin. - Both were leaving for -thfe '• usual harboUr reiortf the engines of'the 'Ma-; henoj , ,- it-'ia : reported,, broKe. down,. with the' result,"that .the: vessel;.ba,me' around' 'arid bumped' into therstern'of theMatarikh'- '-As.' .the steamers approached a.great■ screani froih' ■ the .'women and : children aboard reiit, the" qir, : and , 'therpVwas'fear that something' seribus! would, happen; ■ .The Maherio,, however,:. •' received practically;the only ".damage-done*'"' a splintered :v :■■.'. ~.'■,■
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 8
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190A COLLISION. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 8
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