THE FERRY DISASTER

Evening Star, Issue 19723, 25 November 1927, Page 5

THE FERRY DISASTER

MARINE COURT INQUIRY TAHITI'S CAPTAIN TO BE HEARD ADJOURNED TILL DECEMBER 28. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, November 24. When tho Grevcliffe inquiry was resumed to-day Mr Justice Campbell granted an application to adjourn till the return oi the steamer Tahiti to Sydney on December 28._ “Mr'Holman, in supporting the application. said it was desirable that the Tahiti’s captain and chief engineer should bo beard by the court before the latter came to its finding. Dr Brissenden said that the Union Company was anxious to place all its evidence before the court, ns’ it presumed that the finding would involve an inference of censure on somebody. Mr Justice Campbell explained that the court’s finding would be in the nature of a report. It was not bis duty to apportion the’•blame. There would be no penalty, except, ns regards the Inferences which may be drawn. ANOTHER BODY RECOVERED. SYDNEY, November 24. The diver to-day recovered the body of another victim—Edmund Connor, of Watson’s Bay. SECOND BODY LOCATED. SYDNEY', November 24. The diver to-day located a second body in the Greyolilfo wreck, lint so far has been unable to extricate it.