THE LOSS OF S.S. OTAK
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By Telegraph.—Press Association. ..#,, Christchurch, March 25. \ Mr. Bennett, general manager of th£ New Zealand 'Shipping Company, states, • that the company has had no word of the loss of the Otaki, reported by, cablegram to havo been mink by the Moewe. • The vessel reached London' from an Australasian port about a' / month ago. The latest letters ro- ' ceived by Mr. Bennett from. Homo, dated February 8, stated that intended to send the Otaki fromd/ondon to Liverpool to load for Australia and iNew- Zealand, and it is possible that.she met with disaster when between these two ports. Mr. Bennett cannot understand the, n°™ipt f the advice of the loss of the.Otaki, and is cabling for an explanation of. th? "christohuroh, Midnight, Sunday.: Mr: Bennettreceiveda cablegram.tonirrht confirming the. report that the Otaki was sunk by a raider. , The ; whole of the ship's company aro. supposed to be prisoners or. war m ; Ger- . M Tho Otaki for London a t the end of the year end all oarco of frozen meat bad been_ disX?sed She would therefore; be_ air . enmfv ship. So la/ as. he knows, Cap- ; : ;,. Ssilba, P wl.o took her Home, was in I command. ..--.. ■ .;. .. .
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3037, 26 March 1917, Page 4
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