THE EGYPT INQUIRY.

Evening Star, Issue 18032, 28 July 1922, Page 6

THE EGYPT INQUIRY.

LONDON, July 27. (Received July 28, at 11.35 a.m.) At tho Egypt inquiry Thomas White, second engineer, said that some -'asears hid in the boats, but some went down with the ship. _ , Mr Hamilton, third engineer, said that he descended into one, boat and found in it twenty-nine natives. He ordered the oars to he got out and the boat to be rowed to tho Egypt, but the natives declined, fearing that the ship would turn over on top of them. He said that if the natives had obeyed his order he could have got to the Egypt when she was listing, and passengers could have been saved. —A. and N-Z. 'Cable. (Received July 28, at 1.50 p.m.)

Mr Hansen, a passenger, in an affidavit., said that Sister Rhoda (a nun) calmly road her prayer book and did much towards inspiring the passengers with confidence. The -sister was praying as lbs Egypt went down. A passenger, who had. with him Lis wife and two children, said that tho natives were panic-stricken. Tho passengers and the white crow remained calm. His little girl repeatedly called to tho lascavs for help, but the latter took no notice of her. A white steward on the boat deck gave his wife a life jacket, which a passing lasoar tried to tear from her back. Ho had his little girl in his arms, and lie could only kick tho lascar.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

Tlie passenger said that be and his family sank with the ship. He was picked up, but he never saw his wife or children again. The lascnrs could have saved his children. They were tho only ones aboard. There were twenty-five minutes between the collision and the sinking, but they made no attempt to do so. When bo reached the shore he found a lascar wearing his coat, from which bank notes had been stolen. —A. and N.Z. Cable.