THE OVERDUE WARATAH.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 578, 5 August 1909, Page 5

THE OVERDUE WARATAH.

,:*: : - ' j NO NEWS'; (By Tclejrapb.-Fresa Aseoclatlon.-Oopyflirhl.) j -.' , „, London; August 3. : i The owners of the Lund steamer Waratah, ' overdue from Durban to Capo Town, are without news' of tho vessel, LESS APPREHENSION. , (Rcc. August 4, 10 p.m.) London, August 4. Router's Cape Town' correspondent states that the apprehension that was felt at tho outset as.to the safety of the Waratah has been relieved by the fact that a search has revealed no'sign of wreckage. A liner that has arrived at Cape Town from Durban reports that she met with cyclonic weather and mountainous seas. GISBORNE PASSENGERS. ■ (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Gisborne, August i. Mrs. Harvey, wife of a Gisborne resident, and her son and sister aro aboard tho overdue steamer Waratah. Mrs, Harvey is on a health trip. PASSENGER LIST, The Waratah left Durban" on Jiily • 20. Her sailing dato from Sydney ' was June J>, and from Melbourne July 1. Hor passengers on leaving Sydney were:— ■ Mrs. J. B. Mullon. Mr. S. G. Sawyer, Mr. J. C. Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. B. A.' Oslear, Mrs. Govett, and Miss Lascelles, lieutenant-Colonel Browne, Miss Lees and maid,. Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. and Miss. Moore, Mrs. and Miss Hay, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Ebbsworth, .Mr. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and 2 children, Mr. S. Poarce, Mrs. Allen and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cousens and infant, Mr. D. R. Boyce, ,Mr. J. M. S. Hunter, Mr. E. A. Murphy, Mr. Henderson, Mr. A, Wright, Mrs. A. Wright, Mr. Wm. Hocking, Mr. Wm. Cummmg, Mr. and Mrs. L. Swain, Mr. and Mrs. H. Flood,' Mrs, Harwood, Mr F.' Norris, Mr. G, Norris, Mrs. Harvey, Miss Miller, Mr. Harvey, Mr. and Mies Bowden, Mr. L. Schauman, Miss D, Schauman, Mr. R. Keys, Mr. C. Murphy, Mr.- Barklemore. The principal lines of cargo on the Waratah when she left Sydney were:—7oo bales wool, 600 tons oats, 100 tons flour. 800 tons lead, 22< tons timber, 129 bales fur skins, 18 packages leather, 500 tons tallow, 1520 coses meats, 30 tons furniture, 150 bales cuttings, 40 bale 3 glue-pieces, 30 bales rags, 34 bales, sheepskins, 1050 boxes butter, 3000 crates rabbits, 1000 carcasses mutton, and a largo quantity of sunThe Lund (Blue Aholior) liner Waratah (Capt. Ilbery) was- built last year at Glasgow. 'Tonnage, 9330; length, 465 ft.;. beam, 59.!< ft.: depth,' 35.1 ft.