A SCOW WRECKED.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 3, 5 January 1904, Page 5

A SCOW WRECKED.

[»r thmsoiupii — rneas association,] AUCKLAND, Ath January. The scow Waitcmata has be«n totally wrecked on a reef off Manapouri Bay, on the northern coast. Tho vessel, loaded with logs for Auckland, come out of tho, bay with a fair wind, but it suddenlydropped to a calm. One anchor was lot go, but the cable parted; A eecond one was then dropped, but the cable of this nl»o parted. Tho scow wn« carried by a strong tide on to the reef, where she broke op Irusido of an hour.

A colleoUon of plants it to be sold by Meatri. Harcourh and Co. to-morrow wt thoir rooms, 48, Lmnbton-quay, at 2.30 p.m. A great novelty i* tho yellow throated petunia, of which there are lomo fino ipeoimena On Friday, at 2.30 p.m., the wholo of a manufacturer's plant, conniiting of a largo vwiety of tub, casks,, coppers, vats, cylinders, eto., will he told. Messrs. Maodonald, Wikon and Co. submit to a.iotion „ to-morrow afternoon «t 2.30 o'olook, at their Exohango Land 'Mart, under instructions from Mr. O. Gross, who is leaving tha °°JJ 0"y«0 "y« ",'* property, having a frontage of 69ft 4in to Hill-street and 91ft Sin to Parliaraontitrect, with tho oight-Voomod residence eroded thereon. • Full detail* are published i» tha auction column. Tho firm Announce the «010 by auction on the 14th jnst. of 'tho oontrnl freehold buainoas aito aituato in Willis-«treet, with frontage of 18ft by the long depth of 125 ft, known at Jutely in tho occupation of Mr. O Oonndr, bootmaker, and adjoining tho premises of' Mr. George Dontonj also on the feamo date a building section at So»toun. containing ono acre, also a residential prripprty Mitchelltown, the residenoo containing seven rooms, also stable, trap-shod, etc., ftnd tho land oiw aero. A sala of household furniture js announced for Friday next at the firm 1 room*,