HASTENED VOYAGE
CAPTAIN TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL.
(By Telegraph.)
(Special to "The Evening Pest.")
AUCKLAND, This Day.
The sudden and severe illness of Captain H. Dryden, master of the Island steamer Tofua, caused the voyage from Fiji to be hastened, and the vessel dropped anchor in the harbour at 8 o'clock last evening, ten hours earlier than she was expected. A wireless message from the Tofua on Sunday afternoon stated that she would arrive at 6 o'clock this morning. Shortly afterwards a message was sent stating that Captain Dryden'a illness had developed in a serious form, and all speed was made for port. Dr. L. C. Mail, medical officer of health at Samoa, was a passenger on the ship, and attended the master. Directly the Tofua anchored a doctor went out to tho vessel in the port health officer's launch, and as soon as possible Captain Dryden was brought ashore in the launch and taken to a private hospital.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 107, 2 November 1926, Page 8
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